Runaway

Musical play by Ed Graczyk. Music by Gerry Pyle available from the publisher, Anchorage Press Plays. A modern fable for everyone who is or was young. Cast of 3 major males, 3 major females, 7 runaways (chorus may be expanded to any size). A single set, eclectic costumes.

Run away into the secret hideaway world of the lost and stranded with Jed, a modern day Tom Sawyer of 20th century America, as he ventures off to discover his place in a new perfect world. Along the way toward his spectacular goal he is confronted by magic, mystery and a myriad of interesting runaway characters only to discover that . . . "running just wears out your toes, when the place you are running to is right under your nose."

Ed Graczyk is probably best known as the author of COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME JIMMY DEAN produced on Broadway with Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black and Kathy Bates directed by Robert Altman. The award winning film earned him the Best Screenplay award at the Belgium Film Festival. The play has been translated into six languages and produced in 12 countries. A MURDER OF CROWS was produced Off-Broadway with Michael Higgins and Kim Hunter. HOMETOWN HEROES won the 1995 Cincinnati Playhouse Rosenthal New Play Prize and was produced there with Ralph Waite and M. Emmett Walsh. His other plays include, RAINBOW DANCING which was produced by the Actor's Studio with Carlyn Glynn and Ann Wedgeworth directed by Peter Masterson, A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL, WEEDS, AS SIMPLE AS DAY-OLD BREAD, THE LATE GREAT 40's" and MY TIME AIN T LONG, a musical based on the life of Jimmie Rodgers written for Keith Carradine.
He was awarded the Chorpenning Cup as a playwright for Young People. His plays for young people include: AESOP S FALABLES, LIVIN DE LIFE, THE RUDE MECHANICALS, APPLESEED: A PLAY OF PEACE, RUNAWAY, COURAGE: A PLAY OF WAR, TO BE, "THE STINGY MR. PENNYPINCHER, ELECTRIC FOLDEROL and IMAGINE THAT!. All of these plays were premiered by the Pickwick Players an award-winning youth performing company that he founded in association with the Midland, Texas, Community Theatre.